University of Wisconsin Economics Journals: 1997

25 Least Costly Titles by Cost-per-1000-Characters Measure

Ascending Order

Least Costly Physics Journals Publisher Publisher Type Institutional Subscription Cost: 1997 Cents per 1000 Characters
Astrophysical Journal and Letters American Astronomical Society Non-Profit 1050.00 0.76
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series American Astronomical Society Non-Profit 200.00 1.02
Physical Review E American Physical Society Non-Profit 1270.00 1.15
Physics Today American Institute of Physics Non-Profit 155.00 1.20
Physical Review B American Physical Society Non-Profit 4130.00 1.78
Physical Review D American Physical Society Non-Profit 2130.00 1.85
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Science Society Non-Profit 375.00 1.93
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Parts I-II Japan Society of Applied Physics Non-Profit 1250.00 1.93
Physical Review A American Physical Society Non-Profit 1430.00 1.98
Journal of Applied Physics American Institute of Physics Non-Profit 2185.00 2.05
Journal of Chemical Physics American Institute of Physics Non-Profit 3175.00 2.14
Journal of Geophysical Research Ð Space Physics American Geophysical Union Non-Profit 862.00 2.17
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan and Supplement Physical Society of Japan Non-Profit 648.83 2.38
Physical Review C American Physical Society Non-Profit 1160.00 2.39
Applied Optics Optical Society of America Non-Profit 1489.00 2.46
Physics World Institute of Physics Publishing Non-Profit 182.98 2.56
Applied Physics Letters American Institute of Physics Non-Profit 1400.00 2.60
Physical Review Letters American Physical Society Non-Profit 1970.00 2.80
American Journal of Physics American Association of Physics Teachers Non-Profit 260.00 2.82
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science Annual Review, Inc. Commercial 70.00 2.84
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A American Vacuum Society Non-Profit 670.00 3.06
Review of Scientific Instruments American Institute of Physics Non-Profit 1030.00 3.08
Astronomy and Astrophysics Springer Commercial 2976.00 3.11
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Science Society Non-Profit 325.00 3.21
Journal de Physique French Physical Society Non-Profit 1057.65 3.22

 

Analyzing its 1997 subscription list, the University of Wisconsin found that the least expensive journals in Physics tended to be those published by Non-Profit publishers. This table presents the 25 least expensive Physics journals in the Wisconsin subscription list, all of which recorded costs of less than four cents per 1000 characters, a standard measure of cost for journals. Only two of the journals were published by commercial publishers.